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I think it is safe to say that in all the greatness that is television history there is one show that stands taller than the rest. A symbol of all a TV show can be when the writing, acting, directing, set design, and production team mesh together in perfect harmony. A symphony of greatness performed for the entire world to see, enjoy, and stare in slack-jawed wonder at the beauty contained in its simple, articulate message.

A television show where the dialogue and witty repartee between the characters is reminiscent of a bygone era when excellent writing and even more outstanding on-set chemistry was held in higher esteem than who had the largest and most outlandish variety of complexes and neuroses. (I point you to the entire programming line-up for Vh1 on any given night.)

A show that shattered everything that the television viewing public thought it knew about what a television show could be. A show without peer, a show with stamina, a show with staying power, a show that taught so many of us how to laugh, love, cry, and share the special moments with that special someone.

The show on which I speak is, as you probably guessed by the giant header, Gilmore Girls.

Before the WB’s Gilmore Girls burst onto the TV landscape on October 5, 2000 I was quite certain that television had forgotten about me. I was lost in a television crap storm. There was literally nothing out there for me, until this beautiful woman of a TV dramedy waltzed right on up and gave me her phone number and directions to her house.

If you have not had a chance to bask in the soothing, and often times outrageous, glow and grace of main cast members Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel’s beyond excellent acting chops then I highly recommend you do so. I know that all seven seasons of the Gilmore Girls are out on DVD, so cancel all your weekend plans, grab your most favorite, warmest quilt and a moderately portioned, nutritious, healthful snack and get to watching. You can bet that is what my weekend is going to be “all about,” and you should be sure to make it what the days ahead in your life are going to be “all about.”

Be wary however, because you will be leaving behind the days when unscripted, “reality” programming were your television mainstays and welcome to a whole new world, a world where fast paced dialogue, a homey atmosphere, and real world situations and confrontations are the order of the day.

On behalf of good taste in television viewing choices: Welcome. Welcome to a land of Gilmore greatness!

Just a little taste of greatness to wet your whistle: